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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10785
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) women

Consultation and future action on genital mutilation

Brussels, 13/02/2013 (Agence Europe) -European Commissioner for Fundamental Rights Viviane Reding is preparing to launch a public consultation and concrete initiatives to tackle female genital mutilation in March. During the period of the consultation, a conference, organised with other Commissioners, on the fight against violence against women will be held.

The commissioner expressed her intentions in a video message recorded as part of the “One Billion Rising” campaign to eradicate...

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